Small Mammals Gallery

Killer whale / Orca - The adult male known as MEL, 45 to 50 years old when these images were taken (March 2006)

FG-eb-327 Killer whale / Orca - The adult male known as "MEL", 45 to 50 years old when these images were taken (March 2006) hunting South American Sealion pups on a beach at Punta Norte, Valdes Peninsula, Province Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina Orcinus orca Intentional stranding is a unique hunting strategy of the small population of Orcas in northern Patagonia. The sunset colors are reflected on Mel's wet skin Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

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A small cascade is seen at the Manu Biosphere Reserve Cloud Forest in Perus southern

A small cascade is seen at the Manu Biosphere Reserve Cloud Forest in Peru's southern Amazon region of Madre de Dios July 15, 2014. This 1.8 million hectares reserve is the largest National Park in Peru and is the home of about 1000 birds species and 200 mammals species among other animals, as reptiles and amphibians, and has one of the highest levels of biodiversity of any park in the world, with more than 200 varieties of trees found in one hectare. Picture taken July 15, 2014. REUTERS/Enrique Castro-Mendivil (PERU - Tags: ENVIRONMENT TRAVEL SOCIETY) - GM1EA7T08X901

Schreibers Long-fingered / Schreibers Long-eared / Schreibers Bat flying out of cave

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Red Kite - in flight
Wales, UK
Milvus milvus
Protected in the UK and increasing its range. Mainly found in Wales. Found in western Europe and extreme northern Africa. Lives in open wooded land and varied country including forests or woods mixed with farmland, pasture or heathland. Historically occurred in cities and still quite closely associated with man visiting rich feeding areas on edges of towns e.g. rubbish dumps. Essentially eats carrion and small or medium-sized mammals and birds. Nests in trees. Mainly migratory in north and central Europe
John Cancalosi
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